Resolve Bugs Faster and Easier

The USBee DX Platform delivers the highest level of integration and
functionality in the test instrument market. With 2 analog channels and
16
digital I/Os, the USBee DX combines four functions into one; protocol analyzer,
logic analyzer, mixed signal oscilloscope and signal generator. Unlike other
mixed signal oscilloscopes which charge extra for each serial protocol, the USBee
DX includes numerous serial protocols including I2C, SPI, Async, SDIO,
1-wire, I2S, CAN and support even custom protocols.

Mixed-Signal Multi-level Protocol Decoding

Unique to USBee
products, protocols and packets are displayed in human readable
packet format, having automatically been translated from HEX to your
custom description. With a huge sample buffer size using the PC RAM and
Advanced Search properties, users can significantly reduce debug time by
eliminating chunks of grunt work that would typically chew up man-days
or man-weeks of effort, and yet improve bug detection capability. Its
portability and low prices allow every engineer or firmware developer to
have an USBee DX on their desk.

Windows and Mac Fully Supported

The USBee DX Suite platform works seamlessly on
Windows XP through Windows 8.1 as well as Mac OS X under Parallels 9
including Coherence mode as seen below.

Logic Analyzer Features

16 digital input channels

Inputs are 5.5V tolerant

Sampling rates up to 24M sample per second

Data buffer is on the PC for huge sample sizes

Supports 5V, 3.3V, 2.5V and 2V logic levels

Oscilloscope Features

2 analog channels with variable thresholds

Dual 8-bit 40MHz ADCs

Sampling rates ranging up to 24M sample per second

Data buffer is on the PC for huge sample sizes

Measurable Input Voltage Range of -10V to +10V

Packet Analyzer Features

Simultaneously decode multiple busses to extract the data transferred on the signals

I2C, SPI, Async, CAN, 1-Wire, USB, and many other protocols supported

Packets can be filtered and searched based on field contents or lack of content

PacketPresenter takes the decoded byte streams and formats the packets by breaking out the fields you define

Packet data can be exported in a variety of formats including RTF, CSV, TXT, Excel, or Binary file

Custom Protocol Decoders and PacketPresenter definitions let you tailor it to your special bus

Signal Generator Features

16 digital output channels

Generate arbitrary digital waveforms

Create any digital pattern at any frequency up to 24Msps

Data buffer is on the PC for huge sample sizes

External/Internal clocking, looping and triggering of patterns

USBee Features That Accelerate Your Debugging

Four test instruments integrated into one

Packet analyzer, logic analyzer, oscilloscope and signal generator
into a single test system

Eliminate wasted time trying to trigger multiple instruments together and
correlating an important event to each other

USBee Suite Pro Upgraded Features

The optional USBee Suite Pro software module adds the following
features to the platform:

Single trace synchronized view

Protocols in Human Readable Format

Instead of displaying packets as HEX values, the HEX values are
automatically converted so that you don’t need a datasheet to
interpret the function of the packet.

Faster root cause identification because users can easily follow the
sequence of events at the application level, instead of at the byte level

Most Advanced Search in the Market

Search criteria of 32 different sequential events within a qualified
time window using attributes such as protocol sequences, analog
signal edges, analog signal state and ranges, digital signal state
and ranges, digital signal edge and matching field values

Significantly faster debug by searching through 32 million sample points
with the most complex search criteria to find the most obscure
condition that results in bug or issue

PacketPresenter Packet Analyzer

Supercharging the USBee, the PacketPresenter™ displays the bus traffic that is being transmitted between ICs or system components in a graphical, easy to understand packet format that can be customized to your specific design.

With standard logic analyzers, engineers have been accustomed to counting bits, manually decoding protocols, and parsing embedded bus traffic into useable fields. The PacketPresenter does this for you automatically. With the PacketPresenter, counting bits on a logic analyzer is a thing of the past.

The PacketPresenter translates standard logic analyzer traces into graphical communication packets that are easy to read and understand. The PacketPresenter saves you time by automatically extracting the protocol information of interest from raw bus traffic and presenting it in a clear and simple format. You no longer need to count bits or decode waveform traces to find out what your system is saying.

Many existing Protocol Decoders understand only a single protocol. The PacketPresenter, on the other hand, is customizable to fit your custom and unique embedded bus protocol using a simple and intuitive configurable PacketPresenter Definition file. And unique to the USBee, the PacketPresenter gives you a detailed look into how the packet communications on your embedded bus relates to the actual voltage-versus-time waveforms of the bus signals.

Debugging is performed by viewing and analyzing the PacketPresenter output and relating it back to the logic analyzer waveforms and decoded bus traffic for the various types of busses. For example, you can see the PacketPresenter display of HDLC communication packets, and correlate that back to the raw byte stream that was decoded from the ASYNC bus, as well as the voltage versus time waveforms of the bus Tx and Rx lines.

The waveforms show the activity on the signal lines and the Bus Decoders show the data contained on that bus:

Finally, the PacketPresenter parses that data into fields:

The PacketPresenter feature runs alongside the existing bus decoders. It takes the output of raw binary data from the bus decoder and parses the stream according to a PacketPresenter Definition File for the intent of displaying the communications in easily understood graphical displays.

Protocols are defined using a text file, called a PacketPresenter Definition File, which specifies the fields within the protocol and how to display that information on the screen. It is generic enough that you can create your own protocol decoders for your own custom bus types.

Each PacketPresenter Definition File correspond to one single bus type, and the incoming bytes from that bus are inputs for the decoding process. This steam of data is called an incoming Data Stream and it is handled by a Protocol Processor. Each Protocol Processor takes a single incoming Data Stream that is broken into Packets, parsed into Fields and either displayed as a field on the screen, ignored, and/or sent to a new Protocol for further processing (as in an N layer protocol).

Each Protocol Processor defines how to break the stream into Packets, and how to break the Packets into Fields. These Fields can then be displayed or sent to another Data Stream for further processing.

PC System Requirements

The USBee DX requires the following minimum PC features:

One USB2.0 High Speed enabled port. It will not run on USB 1.1 Full Speed ports.

1GBytes of RAM

125MBytes of Hard disk space

Internet Access (for software updates and technical support)

About Us

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